ICSC Survey Sees Consumers Focusing on Value and Experiences this Holiday Season
EXEC: Nike, Inc. Faces More Share Price Target Cuts and Another Downgrade
Kuiu Opens New Retail Store in Tempe, Arizona to Serve Desert Southwest
U.S. Consumer Confidence Sinks to Lowest Levels in 12 Years Amid Inflationary Concerns
Report: RV Shipments Shift to More Negative Trends U.S. August 2026
SGB Update
Axil Brands Sees Fiscal Q1 Sales Decline on Product Transition, Loss of Big-Box Order
Xcor II was announced in August, became available on September 15, and generated orders through September 30 across retail, distribution, and direct-to-consumer, the strongest early demand the company said it has seen for an Axil product.
ICSC Survey Sees Consumers Focusing on Value and Experiences this Holiday Season
The trade association human experience remains a core part of holiday shopping, and retailers that transform a simple errand into an outing or a memory are most likely to capture consumer dollars this season and beyond. Growth in sales is forecast between 4.3 percent and 4.9 percent this year.
Hults Bruk Expands Efforts in Canada with Direct Distribution
Swedish axe maker added direct wholesale distribution and Canadian warehousing, and appointed Northern Exposure Sporting Group as its national sales agency.
Watchtower Defense Opens New Texas Headquarters
The move to Tomball, Texas is said to be part of a transformation to build a new company focused on developing innovative, precision-engineered firearms and related products for today’s shooting, hunting and defense markets.
Streamlight, Inc. Promotes Four to New Sales Leadership Roles
The company said the appointments are designed to strengthen the company’s sales organization, expand strategic partnerships, and support continued growth across its Law Enforcement, Sporting Goods, Federal/Military, and OEM markets.
SGB Executive
EXEC: Nike, Inc. Faces More Share Price Target Cuts and Another Downgrade
The company earned one downgrade and a multitude of price cuts and downward EPS revisions following its fiscal first-quarter report that saw sales come in lower than expected and guidance come in well below analyst targets. Most analysts don’t expect a positive sales inflection until fiscal year 2028 or calendar year 2028 at the earliest.
EXEC: Sports Direct Parent Frasers Group Acquires Minority Stake in Under Armour
UK-based Frasers Group, led by CEO Michael Murray and majority owned by his father-in-law, retail takeover king Mike Ashley, has a reputation for buying meaningful stakes in major sportswear and fashion brands, particularly those facing near-term market headwinds, as a speculative investment.
EXEC: Nordic Outdoor Group Acquires Fishing Brand Fibe
Nordic Outdoor Group AS (NOG) signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Fibe AB, the maker of live bait and ice fishing equipment.
EXEC: Colt CZ CEO Resigns
Prague-based Colt CZ Group SE announced that Radek Musil will be stepping down as chief executive officer and vice chairman of the Board of Directors of Colt CZ for personal reasons, effective September 30. A search for a successor will take place between the fourth quarter of 2026 and the first quarter of 2027.
EXEC: Beretta Holding Launches Formal Offer to Raise Stake in Sturm Ruger
Beretta Holding has launched an offer to more than double its stake in U.S. sporting firearm manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Co. as part of a strategic partnership the two firms agreed in May.
